Games like Space Empires I
Games like Space Empires I include Stellaris, Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI, Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and Age of Wonders: Planetfall. We matched them by the tags players give Space Empires I on Steam (Strategy, Exploration, Management, Turn-Based Strategy, and 4X): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Stellaris
Shared: Strategy · Exploration · Grand Strategy

Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy

Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy

Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

ENDLESS Space™ 2
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy

Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

MENACE
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

Battle Brothers
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

HUMANKIND™
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

BattleTech
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

Terra Invicta
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Grand Strategy

Galactic Civilizations IV
Shared: Strategy · Grand Strategy · 4X

Xenonauts
Shared: Turn-Based Strategy · Management · Turn-Based Tactics

Dune: Spice Wars
Shared: Management · Strategy · 4X

XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Sci-fi

Age of Wonders 4
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · 4X

STAR WARS Zero Company™
Shared: Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics

Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Shared: Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Grand Strategy

X4: Foundations
Shared: Exploration · Strategy · 4X

Old World
Shared: Strategy · 4X · Turn-Based Strategy